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Alaska's Schmidt Named HOK Sport Plus Performer Of The Month

February 2, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


PRINCETON, N.J. - Alaska defenseman Corbin Schmidt is the HOK Sport ECHL Plus Performer of the Month for January after finishing with a plus-minus rating of +12 in 14 games.

The 5-foot-11 and 190-pound Schmidt was even or better in every game in January and scored seven points (2g-5a), including four points (0g-4a) in the last five games of the month.

In his second professional season, he is tied for 11th in the ECHL in plus-minus rating at +15 and ranks third among Alaska defensemen with 19 points (5g-14a) in 39 games.

The 26-year-old had 17 points (7g-10a) and a plus-minus rating of +17 in 50 games as a rookie for Alaska in 2005-06.

The native of Anchorage, Alaska played four seasons at the University of Alaska Fairbanks where he had 23 points (4g-19a) in 117 career games from 2001-05. He was second among UAF defensemen as a senior with 14 points (1g-13a) while playing in all 37 games.

He played in the United States Hockey League in 2000-01 and had 42 points (11g-21a) in 56 regular season games and three points (1g-2a) in six playoff games for Tri City.

Runner Up: Dan Murphy, Charlotte (+11).

Top Plus Performer(s) for Each Club: Augusta - Ryan Lang and Ken Scuderi (+8); Bakersfield - Scott Balan (+7); Cincinnati - Chad Starling (+5); Columbia - Tyson Marsh (+4); Dayton - Ryan Reid (+6); Florida - Ryan Brindley and Brad Zancanaro (+6); Fresno - Rob McFeeters, Dustin VanBallegooie and Tom Walsh (+2); Gwinnett - Jim Jackson (+9); Idaho - Colin Shields (+8); Johnstown - Dmitri Tarabrin (+6); Las Vegas - Mike McBain, Marco Peluso and Joe Tallari (+3); Long Beach - Ryan Bennett (+4); Pensacola - Travis Lisabeth and Rob Rankin (+3); Phoenix - Justin Aikins (+4); Reading - Jeff State (+5); South Carolina - Evan Schwabe (+8); Stockton - Tim O'Connell (+8); Texas - Daniel Sparre (+4); Toledo - P.J. Martin and Tim Songin (+6); Trenton - Evan Shaw (+6); Utah - Joel Irving (+2); Victoria - Robin Gomez (+2) and Wheeling - Jordan Cameron and Grant McNeill (+6).




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